A Review of Prolonged Post-COVID-19 Symptoms and Their Implications on Dental Management

Trishnika Chakraborty, Rizwana Fathima Jamal, Gopi Battineni, Kavalipurapu Venkata Teja, Carlos Miguel Marto and Gianrico Spagnuolo
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Trishnika Chakraborty: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250001, India
Rizwana Fathima Jamal: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu 603103, India
Gopi Battineni: Telemedicine and Tele Pharmacy Center, School Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy
Kavalipurapu Venkata Teja: Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600077, India
Carlos Miguel Marto: Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Experimental Pathology, University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
Gianrico Spagnuolo: Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Napoli, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: The available data regarding the short and long-term consequences of COVID-19 is still insufficient. This narrative review aims to provide information on the prolonged COVID-19 symptoms in recovered patients and their implications during dental management. Additionally, this manuscript highlights the oral manifestations of COVID-19 and its management. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases, WHO and CDC websites, and grey literature was searched through Google Scholar. Clinical articles (clinical trials, case-reports, cohort, and cross-sectional studies) were included, reporting prolonged post-COVID-19 symptoms. Although COVID-19 is an infectious disease primarily affecting the lungs, its multi-organ involvement is responsible for several prolonged symptoms, including oral implications. In recovered patients with prolonged COVID-19 symptoms, considerations for providing dental treatment has to be made as they can present with assortment of symptoms. These prolonged post-COVID-19 symptoms can affect the delivery of the required dental treatment. Hence, the recommendations proposed in this narrative review can be a useful starting point to aid dental teams providing adequate care for such recovered patients.

Keywords: long-COVID; COVID-19 recovered; prolonged COVID symptoms; COVID-19 dental; post-COVID-19 syndrome (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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